Twine oilee foe self binding eeapees



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D. MGGOIG.

TWINE OILBR FOR vSELF BINDING REAPERS.

No. 391,909. I Patented 0015.80, 1888.

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TWINE OILER FOR SELF BINDING REAPERS. No 391,909. at Patented Oct. 30,1888.

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DONALD MCOOIG, OF MULL, ONTARIO, CANADA.

TWlNE OlLER FOR SELF-=BINDENG REAPER3.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,909, dated October30, 1888.

Application filed April 19, 1888. Serial No. 271,151.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DONALD MGCOIG, of Mull, in the county of Kent,Province of Ontario,and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new andImproved Twine-Oiler for Self- Binding Reapers, of which the followingis a Tull, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide means to be attached toselfbinding reapers whereby the twine used for binding the sheaves maybe oiled or coated with some sub stance to prevent insects and mice fromeating the twine and severing the bands. The oilcr is to be attached tothe reaper in such a position that the twine may pass through it whilepassing from the twine-box to the needle.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my invention, taken on the line or00 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional elevation taken onthe line 3 y of Fig. 1.

A represents a main box or casing provided with flanges a a forattachment to the reaper. The oil or other substance with which thetwine is to be coated is to be supplied to this box or casing A, whichis formed with an offset or depression, b, at the bottom and with ashoulder, b, at the top,upon which the cover rests.

To the under surface of the cover B is se cured the narrow box B, in theend walls, B", of which the tensionlevers G G are pivoted. These tensionlevers are bent to form the curves 0, which press against the eoncavedblocks a, secured to the walls 0 for pressing the twine 1), first, tokeep it taut in passing through the oiler, and, secondly, to remove thesuperfluous oil as it emerges from the oiler. The said tension-lcversare extended upward to form the arms chwhich project up through theopenings (1 in the top of the cover B, and which act as counter-weightsto the lower curved portions, 0, to hold them in contact with the twine.The

walls 0 O are made in extension of the short tubes 0 O at each end ofthe cover B, and together with the curved wallsE form short pas- (Nomodel.)

sages or tubes for the twine D. To the upper ends of the tubes G aresecured the bent thinr bles G which act as guides to the twine D.

The curved walls E constitute a guide frame to hold the twine down intothe casing A and substance contained therein, and are attached to thecover to be removed therewith, and they are united at their lower endsby the plate E. At the edges of the walls E are the parallel flanges EE, which form a channel to prevent displacement of the twine. Theseflanges are of considerable width at the bottom, as shown at Eandbetwecn them isjournaled the grooved pulley F, under which the twinepasses, and which obviates friction. The lower points of the lowerportions of the flanges E E are united by the strip Efiwhieh fits in thedepression I) to prevent lateral displacement of cover and guideframe.The upper ends of the curved walls E are united to the end walls,B ,bycurved seats Gfor the tension-levers 0 when opened, as shown in dottedlines at the right in Fig. 1, forfilling the tank A with liquid throughthe tube 0.

For threading the twine through the oiler the cover and all partsconnected therewith are to be removed and the twine passed through thetube at one side, passed under the pulley F, and out at the otherside.Then the cover is to be placed in the casing A and secured by the keysz'2', or by other suitable fastenings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the cover B, of the curved plates E, flanges Eand step E, and the main casing A, formed with the de pression b,substantially as described.

2. The cover B,having the chamber 13, walls 0 curved walls E, flangesE", and tension-levers O, in combination with the pulley F, curved seatsG, and concaved blocks a, substantially as described.

D01. ALD MCGOIG.

XVitnesses:

W. G. RICHARDS, WALTER A. THRASHER.

